UEFA Champions League fantasy football rules 2020/21Wednesday 1 July 2020
Overview
Fantasy Football is the game that lets you pick and manage your own Champions League dream team. You'll get points based on your players' real-life performances.
You can battle it out against your friends and colleagues – and you'll have the chance to win some amazing prizes every single matchday.
Matchdays
UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football works by matchdays. A matchday is the set of matches that are played within a given week, usually over Tuesday and Wednesday. The only matchday which doesn/t take place within a single week is the round of 16, where matchdays span two weeks (Tuesday/Wednesday, Tuesday/Wednesday).
Picking your squad Squad SizeTo get started, you’ll need to pick a squad of 15 players: 2 Goalkeepers5 Defenders5 Midfielders3 Forwards
BudgetIn Fantasy Football, each player in the Champions League is assigned a virtual price. You’ll get an initial ?100 million to spend on your squad, which rises to ?105 million from the round of 16 onwards. Number of players per club There is a limit on how many players you can select from one club depending on the stage of the competition.
For the group stage, you can pick a maximum of three players from the same club in your squad.For the round of 16, you can pick a maximum of four players from the same club in your squad.For the quarter-finals, you can pick a maximum of five players from the same club in your squad.For the semi-finals, you can pick a maximum of six players from the same club in your squad.For the final, you can pick a maximum of eight players from the same club in your squad.
Managing your squad
Picking your starting XI
For each matchday throughout the season, you’ll need to select 11 starting players from your 15-player squad.
Submit your team before each matchday deadline, which is the kick-off time of the first match within a matchday.
All your matchday points will be scored by the players in your starting XI. If any of your starting players don’t play in real life that matchday, they’ll be automatically replaced by your substitutes (as long as formation rules aren’t broken). Have a look at the Substitutions section for more information. Formations
You can choose any formation for your team, as long as you’ve picked one goalkeeper, at least three defenders, at least two midfielders and at least one forward in your starting XI.
Selecting a captain
Every time you save your team, you'll need to pick a captain from your starting XI. That player's points will be doubled for that matchday. Once all matches on the first day of a matchday have finished, and before the second day's matches have kicked off, you can sub out your captain if you choose to. If your captain doesn't play on a particular matchday, and you haven't made any subs during that matchday, your captain will be automatically subbed out. However, his replacement won't get the captain's double-points bonus.
If your captain doesn’t play in a matchday where you have made other substitutions, your captain won’t be subbed out – and none of your players will score double for that matchday.
TIP: Select a captain from a team that’s playing on the first day of a matchday. That way, if he doesn’t score as many points as you would have liked, you can switch captain to one of your players who is playing the next day. Substitutions Manual substitutions
Between matchdays, you can make as many subs within your squad as you like. After all matches on a single day have finished and before the next matches within that matchday kick off, you can: Sub out a maximum of four players (unless they have been sent off), and replace them with any of your substitutes whose teams are yet to play within the matchday. Any players that you sub out will score zero points for that matchday.Change your captain to another player from your squad whose team is yet to play. Your original captain’s double-points bonus will be lost, and your new captain’s score for that matchday will be doubled.Bear in mind that:
Once you confirm your subs or change of captain, those changes can’t be reversed.
Once the matches on the final day of the matchday have kicked off, you can’t make changes to your team.
Once you’ve made manual substitutions or changed your captain within a matchday, if any of your starting XI don’t play in real life, they won’t be automatically subbed out. Have a look at the section about automatic substitutions for more information.
TIP: Because you can make subs mid-matchday, try picking a squad with a balance of players in action over the two (or more) days. That way, if your initial players don't perform, you can sub them out for players you think will have a better chance of getting you more points. Automatic substitutions If you don’t make any substitutions or change your captain within a matchday, some of your players might be automatically subbed out.
You can order your substitutes by priority in case any of your starting XI doesn’t play that matchday.
If your goalkeeper doesn’t play in a matchday, then your replacement goalkeeper will be substituted in, as long as he has played in the matchday.
If any of your starting outfield players don’t play in a matchday, they’ll be automatically subbed out. The player subbed in will be the highest-priority substitute who has played in the matchday, and whose substitution doesn’t break formation rules.
Remember that your XI always has to have one goalkeeper, at least three defenders, at least two midfielders and at least one forward. So for example, if your starting XI has three defenders and one of those defenders doesn’t play in a matchday, he’ll be subbed out for the highest-priority defender on your bench.
Making transfersTransferring players in and out of your squad helps you get more points throughout the season.
Before the UEFA Champions League kicks off, you can make as many transfers as you like as long as you stay within the budget. You can also make as many transfers as you like between the group stage and round of 16. Throughout the competition, you get free transfers each matchday. The number of free transfers you can make depends on the stage of the competition.
For every transfer you make beyond your quota of free transfers, you’ll have four points deducted from your points total. If you don’t use your free transfers between matchdays, you’ll only be able to carry one forward to the next matchday – meaning you can’t stockpile free transfers over several weeks. And once the knockout stage starts, you can’t carry any free transfers forward between matchdays.
Player prices
Player prices will remain the same until Matchday 3. Once the Matchday 2 deadline has passed, we’ll adjust some players' prices based on their performances in the competition. Prices will keep changing throughout the season, depending on how well each player scores. ChipsChips allow you to make unlimited changes to your squad. You get two chips, which you can play once each throughout the competition. WildcardThe Wildcard gives you the chance to change your squad as much as you like. When you play it you can make free unlimited transfers, and any players you transfer in will stay in your squad once that matchday has finished. The normal rules for automatic substitutions, manual substitutions and captain changes still apply when playing your Wildcard, as well as formation constraints and the number of players you can pick from one team.
If you’ve already made transfers ahead of a matchday and you then play your Wildcard, the transfers you’ve made previously will be cancelled, along with any points deductions. When you play your Wildcard, one free transfer is carried forward to the next matchday, just like any other matchday. To play your Wildcard, click on ‘Activate wildcard’ and then confirm the transfers you’d like to make.
This chip can be used only once per season. Once you’ve played it, it can’t be cancelled.
LimitlessLimitless gives you the chance to change your squad for one matchday only. When you play it, you get unlimited free transfers for that matchday with no budget restrictions. Once the matchday has finished, your squad will return to how it was before you played Limitless. The normal rules for automatic substitutions, manual substitutions and captain changes still apply when playing Limitless, as well as formation constraints and the number of players you can pick from one team.
If you’ve already made transfers ahead of a matchday and you then play Limitless, the transfers you’ve made previously will be cancelled, along with any points deductions. When you play Limitless, one free transfer is carried forward to the next matchday, just like any other matchday. To play your Limitless, click on ‘Activate Limitless’ and then confirm the transfers you’d like to make.
This chip can be used only once per season. Once you’ve played it, it can’t be cancelled.
DeadlinesEvery matchday, teams will lock as soon as the first match within the matchday kicks off. Any transfers you make after the deadline will only come into effect for the following matchday.
Scoring pointsThroughout the season, your players will score points based on their real-life Champions League performances. Some actions are rewarded the same amount of points regardless of the player’s position, others vary depending on where each player plays.
Bear in mind that once your points have been calculated, they can’t be adjusted.
Clean sheetsPlayers get points for a clean sheet when they play at least 60 minutes and their team doesn’t concede a goal while they are on the pitch. If a player has already been subbed off when their team concedes a goal, that player’s clean sheet bonus won’t be affected. Red cardsIf a player gets a red card, they’ll continue to be penalised for goals conceded by their team after they’ve been sent off. If a player gets a yellow card and then a red card, they’ll only be penalised for the red card. If your captain gets a red card, you can transfer the captaincy to one of your other starting XI, as long as your new captain hasn’t already played yet within the matchday.
You can’t sub off players who get a red card. AssistsA player gets points for an assist whenever he plays the final pass, cross, header or shot which leads to a goal. This also applies to set plays (corners, free-kicks and throw-ins).
Players also get points for an assist if a goal is scored on the rebound when they’ve shot against the post, bar, goalkeeper or defender. They’ll also get points for an assist when their pass, shot or cross leads to an own goal. Players that win a penalty won’t get points for an assist – instead, they’ll get two points for winning the penalty. Only one player can get points for an assist for any one goal.
When a goal is scored from a solo run or dribble, no player will be credited with the assist. Minutes playedTo score points for some actions, players need to play a minimum of 60 full minutes. So if your player is substituted in the 60th minute, that will be counted as having played 59 minutes – and he won’t get the points for those actions. Extra time and penalties
Players will keep scoring points throughout extra time. However, players can’t score points for penalty shoot-outs. Leagues
Private leagues
Private leagues give you the chance to battle for bragging rights among your friends, family and colleagues.
To create a league, go to ‘Leagues’ and select ‘Create league’. Then invite others to join by sharing the league code.
You can also reactivate your leagues from previous seasons in the ‘Leagues’ section.
Global leagues
Your team will be automatically included in the following leagues:
The overall leaderboard with all other players around the world
A league with other players from your country
A league with other players who support the same Champions League team as you
Prizes
We’re giving away some amazing prizes this year, including a PS5 every matchday. And overall winners of the group and knockout stages will get Champions League final tickets, along with flights, accommodation and a PS5. Check out our prizes page, as well as our terms and conditions, to find out more.
Contact us
If you have any other questions about UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football, feel free to get in touch at
fantasy@support.uefa.com.
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